Hose-bridge for railways



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No. 579,090. Patented Mar. 16, 1897.

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CHARLES A. GRIMES AND CHARLES J. GRIMES, OF PITTSBURG,

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HOSE-BRIDGE FOR RAILWAYS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 579,090, dated March16, 1897. Application filed September 11, 1896. Serial No. 605,489. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CHARLES A. GRIMES and CHARLES J. GRIMES, citizensof the United States, residing at Pittsburg, in the county of Alleghenyand State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Hose-Bridges for Railways; and we do declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to the figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part ofthis specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inhose-bridges for railways.

The invention has for its object the construction of a portable sectionof track or bridge which will effectually protect a waterhose where itbecomes necessary for the latter to cross a'railway-track and at thesame time form a means whereby the cars may safely cross over the bridgewithout interruption or injury to the hose.

With the above objects in view the invention finally consists in thenovel construction, combination, and arrangements of parts to behereinafter more specifically described.

In describing the invention in detail reference is had to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and whereinlike figures of reference indicate similar parts, in which- Figure 1 isa plan view of our improved bridge fitted to a railway-track and showingthe method of crossing the hose. Fig. 2 is a side view of the bridgefitted to the railwaytrack. Fig. 3 is an end view of the device removedfrom the track and having one side shown in section through the line X Xof Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings, the track-rails are designated as 1 and theties as 2. The inclined arched pieces 3 have a track formed upon theirupper edges similar to and to correspond with the rails. The under sideof the inclined pieces are formed so as to fit the track, as shown. Thetwo inclined pieces are secured together by the rods 4, nuts 5, washers6 and 7, and crank-nuts 8, by which the inclined pieces may be spreadapart or drawn together, so as to fit any desired gage of track. Securedto the outsides of the inclined pieces are the plates 9 and 10, whichare bent out to a right angle at their base, as shown, and are providedwith holes for spiking the device down to the road-bed. Formed withinthe inclined side pieces are the openings 11 for the reception of thehose and which extend through at the base and are provided with theoffset openings 12 atcaeh side, as shown, for the passage of theprojections 15 of the coupling 14, which is shown upon the hose 13.

In the plan view shown at Fig. 1 the bridge is shown fitted to theroad-bed or track and over the hose, which is designated as 13.

In applying the device the hose may either be passed through theopenings 11, or if the hose has been laid beforehand the device isfitted over the hose at the said openings.

Slight changes may be made in the construction of our improved bridgewithout departing from the general spirit of our invention.

Having thus fully shown and described our invention, what we claim asnew, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A hose-bridge for railways comprising two inclined arched pieces havingtheir base adapted to fit the rails and their upper edge shaped similarto form a temporary rail, plates secured to the outside of the saidarched pieces, bent at right angles and having a series of holes forsecuring the device to the roadbed, openings formed within the saidinclined arched pieces for the reception of the hose, in combinationwith the brace-rods 4, having nuts 5, washers 6 and 7, and crank-nuts 8,located near the corresponding ends of the said arched pieces whereby arigid construction is effected, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof we aflix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

CHARLES A. CRIMES. CHARLES J. GRIMES.

WVit-nesses:

E. J. MOKENNA, H. J. Lnvrs.

